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04/20/15
Brief
Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth - Vol. 2, No. 4

The seventh issue of Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth is now available for download. This issue covers the following topics: Does formal court processing of young offenders reduce recidivism? What factors influence members of the…

03/30/15
Publication
Preparing for a Trauma Consultation in Your Juvenile and Family C…

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has released Preparing for a Trauma Consultation in Your Juvenile and Family Court. This guide, available online, outlines what courts need to know about a trauma…

01/08/15
Bench Card
Assessing the Long-Term Effects of Courts Catalyzing Change Preli…

The Courts Catalyzing Change: Achieving Equity and Fairness in Foster Care Initiative (CCC) brings together judicial officers and systems stakeholders to set a national agenda for court-based training, research and reform initiatives to reduce the disproportionate treatment…

01/08/15
Bench Card
Process Evaluation: Courts Catalyzing Change Preliminary Protecti…

The Courts Catalyzing Change: Achieving Equity and Fairness in Foster Care Initiative (CCC) brings together judicial officers and systems stakeholders to set a national agenda for court-based training, research and reform initiatives to reduce the…

01/02/15
Brief
Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth - Vol. 2, No. 3

This sixth issue of Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth is now available for download. This issue covers the following topics: When members of the public say that they want harsh penalties for youths, what do…

12/22/14
Report
Assessing Parental Engagement in Juvenile Court Hearings

Research indicates that engaged parents are more likely to attend hearings, visit with their children and comply with their case plan, which increases likelihood of reunification. However, engaging parents in the dependency court process is…

11/01/14
Report
Systems Integration: Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice

NCJJ conducted a semi-structured survey of the state-level efforts to coordinate information and practice during the winter of 2014. This four page publication presents the results through the lens of how centralized or decentralized the…

11/01/14
Report
Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth, Volume 2 Issue 2

Criminological Highlights is designed to provide an accessible look at some of the more interesting criminological research that is currently being published. Are members of minority groups who come into contact with the police more likely…

11/01/14
Report
Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth, Volume 1 Issue 4

Criminological Highlights is designed to provide an accessible look at some of the more interesting criminological research that is currently being published. Should schools suspend or expel youths who are involved in fights? Is there evidence…

11/01/14
Report
Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth, Volume 2 Issue 1

Criminological Highlights is designed to provide an accessible look at some of the more interesting criminological research that is currently being published. Do federal laws requiring the registration of juvenile sex offenders target the most dangerous…

11/01/14
Report
Statewide Risk Assessment in Juvenile Probation

This is the next in a new series intended to support NCJJ’s Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice & Statistics website development effort. This StateScan publication released for the project addresses the prevalence of risk assessment…

11/01/14
Report
2013 Washington State Targeted Areas of Improvement & Strategic O…

As part of the National Resource Bank for the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change initiative, NCJJ is responsible for documenting the progress and outcomes of reform efforts aligned with the initiative. The 2013 Washington Targeted…